Rent Too High? Try the Next Subway Stop

In New York City, the rents are high, but the subway provides access to many neighborhoods — and housing in a range of prices. To help prospective renters find the best deal, RentHop, a real estate website, recently created a subway map with information on the median rent for a one-bedroom in the area immediately around each station. The site calculated these numbers by looking at apartment listings in an eighth-of-a-mile radius, using data from the first quarter of 2017.

Sometimes one stop makes all the difference.

Of course, many factors can affect rents, and neighborhoods surrounding adjacent subway stops can vary greatly in character. But the chart below shows where you might reap the greatest cost savings over an apartment just one stop away.